by Michele, 7 Dec 2007 |
Malaysia-born, Singapore based illustrator and comics author Sonny Liew is the creative force behind the Malinky Robot comics. Sonny is currently working on his third Malinky edition, tentatively titled The Balloon Bomb Factory. At the same time he is prepping a Malinky Robot short for the next volume of the Flight anthology.
Sonny created his first Malinky comic in 2003 when he was still a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, as a project for David Mazzuchelli’s class. “Malinky Robot: Stinky Fish Blues was my first solo project. It basically follows the adventures of street urchins Atari and Oliver as they pan handle, go fishing and dream of computer games in the semi-fictional city of San’ya, a near-future city based on the real city of the same name,” Sonny explains. “I was fortunate enough to receive a Xeric grant to self publish. Dealing with printers and distribution was an interesting experience, but I’m glad to let proper publishers deal with those things now.” MORE »
by Ci'en, 6 Dec 2007 |
Photo: sookie
One of our guests at Next Stop: Wonderland emailed the next day to ask whether I could help him advertise for a design position at his organization. To which I said, of course I can! But obviously, I got a little too enthusiastic and built a whole new site just for it.
So voila, presenting the Culturepush Job Board, our bulletin board for creative jobs, gigs (i.e. freelance one-off projects) and calls for entry to local and international design and art competitions.
Within a few days, the board has gotten a number of exciting openings for designers and artists:
As we’ve discovered over the course of running Culturepush, Singapore is exploding with creative talent, and we hope the Job Board will give both young and experienced professionals opportunities to connect with employers and clients who believe in that.
So check back often, or even better, subscribe to the Job Board’s RSS feed to get jobs delivered immediately to you.
For employers who have a creative position to fill, listing a job on our Job Board is free. Every ad runs for 30 days and you get exposure on the Job Board, our main site (see the sidebar), the Wank Shed and through RSS feeds. It’s a pretty sweet deal.
If you’re still unsure, here are more reasons to list on the Board and if that sounds good to you, info on how to submit your listing.
Or simply email: jobs [at] culturepush [dot] com.
by Michele, 5 Dec 2007 |
Hi, I’m Ivanho Harlim. I’m an Indonesian-born, Singapore based photographer. Through my fashion work, I explore notions of solitude, youth and self, and try to challenge conventional perceptions of glamour and beauty. A long-time collaborator to Woods & Woods, I’ve had a string of exhibitions alongside it. I wish to explore more architectural and spatial subjects as an extension to fashion. MORE »
by Ci'en, 4 Dec 2007 |
(top) Donna telling us about her timepiece bugs. (bottom-left) Participants admiring Sandra’s work on the third floor. (bottom-right) A stuffed owl on the second floor.
Some might say that holding our virgin event in the same week as the Singapore Design Festival and right smack in the middle of monsoon season — for many folks a drop of rain paralyses the legs — might have been foolish on our part, but to our huge relief it went down well with 50 people attending our private talk and tour of Majestic Bar.
I’m glad to say that contrary to popular opinion, the artists are not a pretentious lot. Remarkably grounded and down to earth, Mark Wee (Annex A), Audrey Phng (Asian Art Options), Donna Ong, Sandra Lee, Yuki Chong and Leonard Ng (a surprise guest!) charmed us with their vision, eloquence and passion for the project.
Participants were separated into two groups and taken on a top to bottom tour of the space gamely led by Mark. From the third floor where we were wowed by Sandra’s imaginative murals that covered the walls under a canopy of stars (can we say childhood fantasy?) to the first, home of Donna’s mechanical bugs made out of old clock parts “escaping out of their clock case homes” bathed in mottled light from Yuki’s light installation inspired by looking up through a thick tree canopy. The last stop of the tour was at the entrance of the bar, where Audrey explained the man and nature idea behind Zadok Ben David’s towering piece and Leonard, his newly installed landscape on the New Majestic lawn. MORE »
by Michele, 3 Dec 2007 |
THE DESIGN
Although I primarily live by anything electronic, I can never resist picking up a notebook with a well designed cover. In fact, I am the multiple-notebook-type, and I generally keep them in my handbag and around the house, and use them as a run-off for observations, random thoughts and more recently for jotting down things I remember I need to do the next day.
Last week I came across hëage’s notebooks and I was immediately floored by his amazing fantastical illustrations. His images are rendered with a beautician’s attention to lovely make-ups and facial details, in particular the ever-sparkling eyes. Each notebook cover is printed on shimmering fancy paper and comes with a specially designed theme sticker. MORE »
by Michele, 1 Dec 2007 |
Singapore-based graphic design student and part-time illustrator Arlene Rieneke, who goes by the alt, Fadedcrimson, makes beautiful drawings which appeal to adults and children alike. Check out her blog for more artwork.
PHILOSOPHY
Arlene likes to embark on unexpected journeys, both in physical and metaphorical sense, without maps or expectations; weaving surreal landscapes and, on the way, discovering the beautiful and the bizarre tucked in deceptively ordinary scenes. Her drawings are the extensions of her dreams, those starting in reality and ending somewhere, or like Alice would put it … down the rabbit hole.
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This year’s programme features new short films by acclaimed local filmmakers such as Kirsten Tan, K. Rajagopal, Anthony Chen, and Boo Junfeng as well as premieres of outstanding work from new and upcoming filmmakers. All screenings will be followed by discussions with the filmmakers. 
The winning entries of the 
INRI studio
